Well i got one from an online site and it was about £400 for a pretty good one, the lamps do indeed have a life and are not the cheapest thing on the planet but the life is pretty long. I projected WOW when i was at work one day and it was awesome. may be a case for taking my wheel into work and trying it out for iracing lol.

I use the Pioneer KRF-9000FD and it doesn't come close to the prize range as said above. The beamer costs 3500 euro (got it for half the prize) and a lamp cost me 200 euro. They will last for 2000 hours and then you definitely need a new one.

Thats exactly what Ive done I also watch HD movies on it. Only for gaming usage would be to much indeed.

But, if you are looking for a beamer, do not lower your requirements under the 1080p. The size of the screen (100 inch +) definitely needs that. The best thing is to test it so you can compare the difference. But watch out!!! if you see the difference, there is no way back...

I almost went for a triple screen setup. The monitor for it was hard to find so I'll wait for christmas before I start looking again.
If thats iRacing, and thats the Radical SR8 in iRacing, how does he get a left seated one?

It's right seated, he just has a left-seated rig (shifter on the right) so it looks a bit strange when you put it together. Never thought too much about it until you mentioned it, but it would be a hassle to change my shifter for realism in, say, the Roadster.